All Chapters of The Frozen Grave: Chapter 1 - Chapter 8

8 Chapters

Chapter 1

I never imagined that my final research mission would become the grave that buried me.Wind and snow poured into my torn protective suit; every breath I took scraped my throat with shards of ice.With numb, frozen hands, I gripped a road marker and staggered my way to the main heating pipeline.The moment I arrived, I immediately pointed the camera that was attached to the helmet at the heating pipeline."This heating pipeline is the lifeline of the entire base. If this is cut off, the entire building will become an icy grave."Now, what do you think is going to happen if I swing my axe right here?"Luna Stewart's panicked voice was the first to come through the comms."Calm down, Sophie! We were just…"She hadn't finished when my husband, Zachary's mocking voice cut her off. "What are you afraid of? This base is the culmination of a decade of the company's hard work! If she swings that axe, she'll never leave Antarctica alive."He sneered, urging me on, "Bring the camera clos

Chapter 2

An hour?At minus forty degrees, I would succumb to hypothermia in ten minutes.In the biting wind and snow, my lips were frozen stiff, and my husband’s betrayal made my voice choke with emotion."You never wanted me to live from the very start, did you?"Through the communicator came Luna's drawn out voice, "Ding ding ding! You got it right, so your prize is to have the chance to use your life to win me a research slot!"Only one life in exchange for my bright future! Isn't that sooo worth it?"At that moment, Zachary spoke, "Babe, the general manager added another bonus! If she takes off her short-sleeved shirt too, you'll be promoted straight to base director!"Luna immediately kissed him in excitement, and after a round of heated kissing noises from across the comms, Zachary spoke again, softly, "Heard that, honey? Now's your time to shine."The blood in my veins froze.So in their eyes, I was nothing more than a tool to be completely drained of worth.The storm felt as tho

Chapter 3

Even as I screamed for help, the other end of the call seemed to be frozen in ice and snow, and all I could hear were Lucas' fragmented questions.At that point, I realized that Zachary had cut off communications from my end, and despair welled up uncontrollably in my heart once more.I could only listen as his troubled voice altered the truth."Don't make this difficult for me, Lucas. Sophie's always had more of a mind of her own, compared to regular women. She even told me that before she breaks through her limits and returns on her own, no one's allowed to contact her."My heart bled, hearing the nonsense he was spouting, and I couldn't help but try and adjust my signal, trying to explain my side of the story:"Lucas! They're the ones who tampered with the car and the protective suit! Help me!"But on the other end, all I could hear was Lucas' sigh, followed by Luna's voice, tinged with fake sympathy, "She really did go too far this time. No matter how badly she wants to becom

Chapter 4

I clenched the axe tightly in my hands.The crack in the heating pipe was widening, and gas was beginning to hiss out.Amid the sharp, sputtering sound of the leak, I clearly heard Luna dialing for emergency rescue."Hurry, you've got to stop Sophie! She wants to cut off the base's heating pipes and kill us all!"The escaping heat sprayed against me, slowly restoring a trace of warmth to my body.Only then did I realize that the communicator carried more than just their voices.Other members of the expedition team were shouting as well, "Quick, tell the rescue team to follow the sampling markers and find Sophie!""Freaking lunatic! We can't let her cut off the heating pipes!""I don't want to die, I don't want to die…!"Hearing the panic on the other end filled me with a surge of grim satisfaction. Now you’re afraid?I let out a silent, icy laugh.If you wanted me dead, I’d drag every one of you down with me.Just then, the burst of heat intensified, and I immediately reali

Chapter 5

We returned to the country three weeks later.Because of my severe frostbite, the entire expedition team had been forced to evacuate ahead of schedule.When I woke up at Davenport Hospital, the first thing I heard was a doctor's lowered voice, "It's a miracle that she survived. "At negative forty degrees, ten minutes is enough to be fatal. She actually held on until rescue arrived…"I turned my head.Under the doctor’s instructions, my mother-in-law was sobbing softly. Zachary stood to the side, his expression unreadable. Meanwhile, my father-in-law and Luna leaned against each other, the picture of a father and daughter.Seeing them, I immediately remembered everything they did to me in those icy plains.They took my mother's treatment slot, and she was left to die.Meanwhile, my husband even had a child with his childhood friend.Seeing them both now, a burning hatred was the only thing I felt, welling up in my heart."Look! She's awake!" My mother-in-law shouted.Zacha

Chapter 6

When they were first brought into the interrogation room, the two of them were still arrogant.The moment Zachary was cuffed on the table, his face turned icy as he spoke to the officers in a dark tone, "Did you even investigate things thoroughly? Your uniform isn't for show, right? She's the one who wanted to murder us and is now smearing our name!"This is a false accusation, and you'll be responsible for the damage to our reputation and for our emotional distress!"Luna was just as self-righteous about the whole thing, her gaze sweeping towards the one-way mirror with resentment."This has to be a mistake, officer! Sophie's the one who pushed it and tried to do that stupid challenge, so what does it have to do with us?"They both demanded a face-to-face confrontation with me, refusing to say another word unless they saw me. Zachary even asked the police to pass me a message. "Tell Sophie that there's still time for her to back down. Don't force us to sue her till the very end."

Chapter 7

In the end, the court found Zachary and Luna guilty on multiple charges, including intentional homicide and obstruction of rescue, based on conclusive evidence.Due to the especially egregious nature of the crimes and the cumulative sentencing for multiple offenses, both were sentenced to fifteen years in prison and lifelong deprivation of political rights.When the verdict was announced, both their faces were ashen, all their former arrogance and pride gone without a trace.All the strength had been drawn from Luna's body, and she needed an officer to hold her up just to stand.Zachary kept his head lowered, with no one knowing what he was thinking.The judge also ruled that my destruction of the heating pipeline while on the brink of death in the extreme cold was an act of survival, done with an impaired consciousness.Due to the special circumstances, no criminal liability was charged against me. However, because I did in fact cause damage to the research samples and the heati

Chapter 8

After the storm of events settled, the company unexpectedly granted me a sum of compensation.As for Lucas, he was formally prosecuted by the company for embezzlement and procurement corruption, and was eventually thrown behind bars.The newly appointed head of the base personally came to visit me.Not only did he offer a salary far more generous than before, he also promised me greater research autonomy. He hoped I would return and complete the research project that had been interrupted.I considered it for a few days, before finally deciding to sign the contract.On the first day after moving back into my old house, my door was suddenly pounded on.Standing outside were my father-in-law and mother-in-law, their faces twisted with resentment.They blocked my doorway and immediately began wailing, as if they had been utterly wronged."Sophie, you wretched woman! You sent our son to prison and destroyed our whole family! You have to take responsibility and support us both in our

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